Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-18
NORTH CAROLINA.
MILL DAYIS Roth BRANCHES or TIE
LEGISLATURE.
TIE Labor ouostios- Farmers conven.
ton Reward Incrsasea-Raiiroad
Matters General News Notes.
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WI NNttA htAfe VI ifAfAa"
urcsented-one 20 confinc the sale Of
Smrituous vinous, and malt liquors TO
Incorporated cities and. towns the
other to allow the Governor, IN cases
where Judge, 10y reason OF sudden
sickness. is unable 90 hold court him
self or secure another 10 do 80, to APP
point some competent attorney TO act
As nudge. so that business may be pro
pcrly dispatched.
The matter of the increase of the re-
ward for Bingham came up III the
House. and resolution was adopted adj
ding 800 10 the 300 which has already
been offered. This makes the reward
500, and il is said that the people OF
Wilmington will add $500.
After some little debate bill passed
10 allow the people of Buncombe county
10 vote on the question OF the stock
lsw. This is a practical repeal OF the
stock law passed for that county by the
la,; Legislature. Every vote was cast
today for the bill, which was intro
Guced and pressed by Mr.. Pearson.
TIE KNIGHTS or LABOR.
The general knowledge as to this
order is very vague in this State. Your
correspondent had a special interview
with Mr.. Melvin BroughtOn, of this
city, who is supervising organizer for
North Carolina, and also II member of
the General Cooperative Board. He
saws that there are now 50 Ia sembies
OF the order in this State, AMI that the
membership is little over 10000. He
SAYS that the increase in both assem-
bhes and membership is quite rapid.
THE STATE ASSEMBLY
meets here the 2Sth instant. 1t viii
be its first meeting since ITS formation
last summer, and will be specially i'm
portant one. The State master work
man is Hon. John Nichols, member
of-Congrcss-elect from this district. The
uurpose Of the meeting of the State
Assembly at this time is to take steps
h. secure recognition of the interests
% labOr by the Legislature. An effort
will be made TO induce the present Lee
gislature 10 do what has never before
hccn done in this State-that Is, APP
point special department of labor and
labor statistics on the same basis, IN
POINT of importance, as the Department
81 Agriculture. Mr.. Melvin Broughton
saws the Knights will press this matter,
d, cming such bureau as important III
al respects as any other of the State
government.
THE LATOR INTERESTS
ere already attracting attention IN the
legislature. In the House bill has
been introduced to appoint a commit
tee on labor, to which shall be referred
All questions in that line, and which
shall also prepare any bills and other
measures in the interest OF labor.
Cutie a number of members OF the
Legislature are said to be Knights, and
the temper Of that body is undoubt-
cdly favorable to legislation in aid OF
labor.
PERSONALS.
Mr. John A. Mcleod, veteran mali
carrier, died of disease caused by ex-
posure while attending to his duties.
Week before last he lost his way in
the snow while going on his route i'll
Montgomery county. His horse got
away from him, and he had TO remain
all night in the cold. He was terribly
frozen, and died last Friday. His age
was fifty years.
Rev. W. Il. Webb died at his home
at Boxboro', Person county, last We'd
ncslav. He was local preacher of
the Methodist Church, and had for
many years lived at RoXborO'.
Mr.. Stephen q. Worth, who for a
wear has been the editor of the Fay
,ttcyille ECcniRg Nc,os, has sold that
paper to Messrs. J. ii. Benton and w.
VI. Pccker, who will conduct 1t. Mr..
Worth was for years State Superin-
t,ndcnt of Fish and Fisheries, and will
resume work in that line. He is very
accomplished in matters relative to fish
culture.
RAILWAY NEWS NOTES
The people of Richmond county are
called to vote on the 26th of February
on the question Of subscribing $4,000
in county bonds to the capital stock Of
the South Atlantic and Northwestern
railroad, which line, it is proposed, will
run from Smithville, \. c., to Bristol,
Tenn. The officers Of the road have
established themselves at Smithviue,
and have purchased q summer hotel
there, which they have fitted up for use
as offices Already four counties have
voted 800, 600 each 10 the capital stock
of this line. The project is very am
bilious one, and in truth very little Is
known about it, so reticent are those
concerned. But that is the style of most
milway-men these days.
The Legislature is inclined to so
pretty literally into the railway bust
ness. and several new lines will be char
tered. A charter has already been
granted one road.
THE FARMERS CONVENTION,
which was called by the State Board of
Agriculture, or rather invited by that
Lard, will meet here tomorrow eve
u,ng. There is little clash between
this meeting and another on the 18th.
The Board OF Agriculture decided TO
have public meeting at the Capitol
tomorrow. and invited the farmers of
the State 10 meet with it and discuss
matters Of agricultural importance. A
few DAYS later "A call was issued by other
PARTIES for regular convention or mass
meeting of the farmers here on the
2Cth instant. So there is rather clash
or conflict Of meetings. Itappears that
between the departmentand
.ome other parties caused the trouble.
Colonel l.. l.. Polk, Of Winston, called
the Convention of the Goth. 1t is said
that that meeting will be to a considera-
bic extent inimical TO the Department
Of Agriculture. This, however, is only
mmor. The Convention tomorrow
will be quite largely attended, 1t is ex-
lected.
LEGIsLATIyE NOTES.
Some Of the people in the wost say
that while the west hopes the eastern
counties will continue to have the bene-
fits Of county government, it yet hopes
that that system will be abolished 50
far as the western counties are con-
cerned.
There is expressed in the Assembly
quite dislike to inferior courts, and 1t
is urged that thew are costly and I'M